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Inhabitat's Week in Green: Solar Hourglass, Urban Tornadoes and the World's Tallest Garden

Japan is the birthplace of high-speed rail, and continues to be a leader in train travel. Officials just revealed the country's first magnetic-levitation train, which was revealed to the public. The new train, which is based on "L-Zero" technology to reach speeds of up to 311 MPH, can zip passengers from Tokyo to Nagoya in 40 minutes. Tesla is set to unveil something major this week. Elon Musk tweeted a mysterious picture of the project. However, we will need to wait until Thursday to learn the full details. Minecraft Servers China's Foxconn is perhaps best known as the manufacturer of Apple products, but the company is preparing to enter the EV ring with an electric car that costs $15,000. And Spanish firm Opbrid intends to revolutionize public transport with a new system that can recharge an entire electric bus in just five to eight minutes.



Copenhagen is the world's most renowned design capital. The Danish city could soon be home to one of the most innovative renewable energy sources in the world. Argentine designer Santiago Muros Cortes just won the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition with his proposal for a massive solar energy-generating hourglass that could generate enough power for 1,000 Danish homes. Burlington, Vermont is now entirely powered by renewable energy sources. The city of 42,000 people gets its electricity from a mixture of wind, hydro, and biomass. Solar farms are great however they take up a lot space. Ciel et Terre has just installed the UK’s first floating solar farm, located in Berkshire. The array is comprised of 800 photovoltaic solar cells and an output of 200kW. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced plans to install solar panels on 24 public schools by 2016. The solar schools are part of a larger initiative to install 100 megawatts of solar power on 300 public buildings over the next decade. And with ski season just two months away, snowboard maker Signal just launched an solar snowboard that can charge your electronic devices while you glide down the mountain.



The world's highest vertical gardens are now located in Sydney. It's an amazing sight to behold. Jean Nouvel, an architect, and Patrick Blanc, a French botanist, designed the 550-foot tall building. It features 250 species native Australian flowers and plants. The largest green wall, the North American Green Wall, is now complete in Vancouver. A stunning time-lapse video showcases the construction of the 10,150-square-foot green wall that is double-sided. Urban development is responsible for many environmental issues including water pollution to the urban heat island effect. But is it possible for urban design to trigger tornadoes? A new report that was published in the Turkish newspaper blames the city's rapid urbanization for a series of "freak mini-tornadoes" which recently struck the city. The UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo will highlight the bees' plight and disappearance by creating a virtual beehive out of steel lattices made of fine steel and LEDs.



It's October in early October, and Halloween is fast approaching. Are you sure of the costume you'll be wearing? If you're at a loss don't worry -- we've got lots of great DIY costume ideas! You can play out the iPhone/Android debate by dressing as your phone of choice or bring your favorite game to life by dressing up as an actual Minecraft character, Tetris blocks or a Rubik's Cube. Robot costumes are also a tried and true popular choice, or make it more elaborate with a DIY R2D2 costume. The best part is that most costumes can be made using cardboard boxes and materials you have lying around the house!


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